Jean-Christophe Lafaille

Jean-Christophe Lafaille

ActorCrew Mar 31 (died age 40) Gap, Hautes-Alpes, France 1992–2014 (22 year career)
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Biography

Jean-Christophe Lafaille, born March 31, 1965, in Gap and who disappeared on January 26, 2006, on the slopes of Makalu, Nepal, is a French mountaineer. He was an "international guarantor" for the Mountain Wilderness Association. Married twice, he is the father of two children: Marie with his first wife, Véronique (Lafaille gave his name to a 6,250-meter peak in the Himalayas, Mari Ri) and Tom with his second wife, Katia (a route on Nanga Parbat is named after his son). Jean-Christophe Lafaille,…